User talk:Phlsph7/HighlightUnreferencedPassages

Request automatic highlighting[edit]

If it doesn't take too long to code, you could give an option to automatically highlight, so you don't need to click on the left-hand side, instead it automatically highlights on loading any article? This would prompt more attention to unreferenced passages and hopefully even more reference-adding, Tom B (talk) 15:04, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Tpbradbury: Thanks for letting me know. I implemented a fast fix, which wasn't too much work. To activate automatic highlighting, you need to modify your common.js. Replace

importScript('User:Phlsph7/HighlightUnreferencedPassages.js'); // Backlink: [[User:Phlsph7/HighlightUnreferencedPassages.js]]

with

importScript('User:Phlsph7/HighlightUnreferencedPassages.js'); // Backlink: [[User:Phlsph7/HighlightUnreferencedPassages.js]]
highlightUnreferencedPassagesAutomatic = true;

Effectively, this just adds one line. To deactivate it, remove the last line again. Properly implementing this option with a user interface would take more time. Have a look if it works for you like this. Phlsph7 (talk) 16:29, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thanks very much indeed! yes that seems to work. to be honest, i've fallen down a rabbit-hole researching a topic, after one of your other scripts blew my mind. thanks very much for all your work here at the pedia. if you've any editing tips or need help on anything, do not hesitate to hit me up, Tom B (talk) 16:54, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Tpbradbury: Thanks for the feedback! If you have other ideas or questions regarding the scripts then please let me know. I'm currently looking for reviewers of the featured article nomination of the article Education. If the topic interests and you have the time, your comments would be welcome at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Education/archive1. But chances are that this is not up your alley so please feel under no obligation. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:37, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thanks! will hopefully be able to though very under the weather today. i just did this: Talk:United_States#Checking_major_areas_are_covered,_and_others_aren't_given_undue_weight. could have put more warnings but i did put the essay at the start. i didn't advertise your tool, but we could put a link to it if you think that's a good idea, thanks again, Tom B (talk) 08:47, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for taking a look. I think there is a lot of potential there for LLM-assisted improvements and a lot of it has not been explored in detail. However, one always needs to check their suggestions against reliable sources since they are also known for generating plausible-sounding nonsense. You might be interested in a current RFC about a new guideline/policy to regulate/ban LLMs, see Wikipedia_talk:Large_language_model_policy#RFC. Phlsph7 (talk) 10:04, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

thanks very much, i didn't know about it and am very interested! i've commented. one of my few 'votes' in 20 years. education isn't exactly my bag, but i've done a couple of edits and will hopefully go back. pls continue to hit me up, Tom B (talk) 11:34, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]